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One interpretation is that this is a proxy war against the West by Russia (because its president was not “chosen” by Putin and he hates democracy/the “West” as
by maxlamb 5y ago
One interpretation is that this is a proxy war against the West by Russia (because its president was not “chosen” by Putin and he hates democracy/the “West” as an ideal).
- jessaustin 5y agoWe installed Putin too so it's kind of like a proxy war against ourselves.
- maxlamb 5y agoYeltsin installed Putin to protect his family and friends’ assets.
- jessaustin 5y agoIt is well-known that USA interference determined the results in Yeltsin's reelection. [0] Less well known is the USA meddling that led to his selection of Putin. Lots of people were making fortunes cleaning out all of Russia's resources, so they encouraged Clinton to keep the gravy train going. [0] https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/06/14/yelt-j14.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/06/14/yelt-j14.html